The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/cmdrmcgarrett on 2024-09-29 01:18:54.

Currently I have 5 hard drives of various sizes. 3 are from external drives. 2 are internal drives. I have a 3570k intel based system with 8GB of space that my wife is using for light office work so I have to keep Windows on the computer.

I have been looking at SAS to SATA PCIe cards that I was going to install on her computer since her MB is only SATA II. I am only using this as JBOD storage. Down the road I will change to a RAID when I retire my current computer.

What do I look for in a SAS to SATA card? I was thinking about 12GB for speed. Do I need a cache on the card or will it matter?

Are these the correct types of card to look for?

Can they be setup to be “removable”? Meaning I found an adapter that will allow me to shut off the drives via push button and then start them up again when I need to by hitting the button again. Are these know to kill hard drives because of voltage spikes when started? I can link to the item if needed.